Originally Posted by Tark
my dad has lost his sence of smell and taste. he is no that bad off... actually he can till taste things, he can tell if it's too salty, sweet and shit like that but lost the finess of taste.
then he lost his sense of smell, which is in turn affecting his sense of taste.
the sense of taste is just that really, the ability to differentiate sweet, sour, salty, etc.. being able to tell whether something is chocolate or strawberry is thanks to your sense of smell.